Peter Biskind

Film
May 23, 2007
JitterBug
Break out the citronella candle: This creepy thriller gets under the skin
Dining
April 25, 2007
I'd Like to Thank the Ground Beef
Television awards make us hungry for an S.F. burger and Maine lobster
Film
May 18, 2005
Like Hell
Paul Schrader's Exorcist prequel is a damned soul
Film
December 22, 2004
From Major to Minor
Why the best films of 2004 look like indies but aren't
Culture
February 11, 2004
The Hard Sell
Local filmmaker Shane Carruth won Sundance's top honor. So...now what?
Culture
January 28, 2004
Kung Fu'd
Or, what does Miramax have against Asian films?
Culture
October 11, 2000
"Look! I Made This!"
Robert Altman wants your attention, if not your affection
Film
January 6, 1999
Zoom Lens
Film
January 6, 1999
Eight Isn't Enough
Michael Sragow finds eight good films, and countless condescending duds, in a year at the movies
News
September 30, 1998
From Chinatown to Niketown
Robert Towne, the best screenwriter in the business and the man who invented Jake Gittes, is back with a bio of Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine
Film
September 23, 1998
Silver Mining
Digging for the genuine article at the Telluride Film Festival's 25th anniversary celebration
Film
May 20, 1998
Of Vice and Men
In Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, immature auteurs take over Hollywood -- until the empire strikes back